Patch for treating and alleviating symptoms of skin diseases accompanied by effusion of blood proteins

ABSTRACT

Provided is a patch for treating skin diseases or alleviating symptoms of the skin diseases involving an exudation of blood proteins, or for absorbing blood proteins exuded to the skin.

CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a Continuation Application of U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 13/809,429 filed on Jan. 10, 2013, which is aNational Stage application of PCT/KR2011/005061 filed on Jul. 11, 2011,which claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2010-0066981filed on Jul. 12, 2010, the contents of which are incorporated herein byreference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a patch for treating skin diseases andalleviating symptoms of the skin diseases involving an exudation ofblood proteins, or for adsorbing blood proteins that is exuded to skin.

BACKGROUND ART

New Theory on Causes of Atopic Diseases

Various factors such as genetic factors, the pollen, dust mites,chemicals, for example, formaldehydes, and westernized food are regardedas a cause that leads to an atopic disease. However, the accurate causeof the disease is not clear still. As immunological consequencesexhibited in atopic diseases, there are unique characteristic that Th1cells are activated when epidermis is infected, and also Th2 cells areactively active as one of phenomena, which are exhibited at the time ofcontinuously exposing to huge antigens, such as parasitization, or akind of mechanism for controlling immunomodulary. The present inventionhas no the emphasis on the unique immunological phenomena exhibited inthe atopic diseases. However, in the present invention, it is consideredthat the phenomenon of permeating blood proteins exuded from bloodvessel into skin tissues due to metabolism imbalance or metabolicdisorder of body is the start and fundamental cause of an atopicdisease. Thus, it is believed that immune reactions generated in atopicdiseases are caused by an exudation of blood proteins. Based on theabove consideration, the present invention tried to solve the problems.Furthermore, it is also considered that psoriasis is caused by anexudation of blood proteins, and thus the present invention suggests anew therapy for treating psoriasis based on the above cause.

Prior to the 1980's (prior to the 1970's in USA or UK), the frequency ofa patient suffered from an atopic disease is not very high, and it hasnever been a social problem. However, since the late 1980's, thefrequency of a patient suffered from an atopic disease has drasticallyincreased, and recently, one of five elementary school students showssymptoms of an atopic disease. Accordingly, an atopic disease became aserious social problem. Comparison between the 1970's and 2000'sindicates that air pollution decreases significantly as compared withthat of 20 to 30 years ago due to prohibition of use of leaded gasoline,strong government regulation on an automobile exhaust discharge, anintroduction of a public transportation using natural gas, a regulationof plant dust, a policy of grouping (making an industrial complex)plants discharging pollutants, and the like. For this reason, it isbelieved that the patients suffered from an atopic disease are notincreased by the current environment and conditions.

The current living space has a much larger window than that in thehousing of the 1970's, and the structure is changed such that the indoorof the housing receives much more light of the sun. A vacuum cleanerwith a micro-filter is becoming more and more common, a washing machinewith a bactericidal function is used, and detergents are gettingstronger and are diversified. Dust mites are difficult to live in thecurrent conditions than in previous years. That is, it is difficult toexplain the relationship between the frequency of atopic diseasesoccurrence and dust mites. There are various grasses in a rural area ascompared with the city. The concentration of pollen is far higher in arural area as compared with the city. However, the frequency of atopicdisease occurrence in the city is higher than that in a rural area.There is no relationship between the concentration of pollen and thefrequency of atopic disease occurrence. Thus, it is difficult toconsider pollen as a cause of atopic disease.

The things that are conspicuously changed in the city culture ascompared with the 1970's includes a caterer's shop, various fast-foodrestaurants, a convenient public transportation system, a private car,and the like. Furthermore, since the mid-1980's, the most notable changeis a change of food, and specifically, cooking oils (soybean oils, cornoils, olive oils, grape seed oils, cottonseed oils, and the like) andthe like are supplied in bulk at a low cost. Thus, food heated in oilusing these oils become popular unexpectedly. Additionally, margarinecontaining a large quantity of trans-oil and linoleic acid becomespopular. In accordance with the advertisement that margarine lowers alevel of cholesterol and thus is good for one's health, margarineconsumption had sharply increased for a while. Actually, mostcommercialized vegetable oil products are produced by an extractionprocess using solvent (for example, n-hexane). As a result, the mostcommercialized vegetable oil products are pure neutral lipids in a veryclear and transparent state with no polar lipids, containing a greatquantity of unsaturated fatty acid. In terms of an evolutionary processof human, it can be easily inferred that people take currently in toomuch vegetable neutral lipids having a great quantity of unsaturatedfatty acid. That is, it is believed that there is a physiologicallyrevolutionary change that can greatly affect a lipid metabolism ofhuman. From a long evolution, human has eaten fatty acid containingcis-type fatty acid in natural state, but now a great quantity oftrans-type fatty acid. As a result of evolution, human body does nothave enzyme capable of converting trans-type fatty acid into cis-typefatty acid. An ingestion of trans-type fatty acid allows the whole lipidmetabolism to slow down. Due to developments of public transportationand convenience, the physical activity level is rapidly decreased, andthereby the condition incapable of converting the ingested fatty acidinto energy in a human body is formed. In addition, it may be consideredthat a living temperature accepted by a human body is sharply increaseddue to developments of heating system and clothing materials.

In conclude, it may be considered that the conditions have been made tobe good for generating skin diseases such as an atopic disease andpsoriasis since the imbalance of lipid metabolism is caused due to adecrease of the conversion of lipids into energy, overindulgence ofneutral lipids containing unsaturated fatty acid, an intake oftrans-oil, and a decrease of physical activity level, and theenvironment that can make an extension of capillary and uncompletedfunction of capillary is made due to an increase of living temperature.

Differences and Similarities Between Psoriasis and Atopic Disease

A defunctionalization of lung because of ingesting a great quantity ofvegetable unsaturated fatty acid can be definitely known from a resultof researching by Wolfe et al. (Wolfe R. R., Martini W. Z., Irtun O.,Hawkins H. K., Barrow R. E. (2002) Dietary fat composition alterspulmonary function in pigs. Nutrition. 18:647-653). A compliance of lungtissue is lost, and blood plasma proteins are exuded by ingestingvegetable oils thereby affecting the functions. Similarly, skin may beaffected by ingesting a great quantity of unsaturated fatty acid. Thepatients suffered from an atopic disease have high level ofHDL-cholesterol (Schafer T., et al., (2003) Intake of unsaturated fattyacids and HDL cholesterol levels are associated with manifestations ofatopy in adults. Clin. Exp. Allergy. 33:1360-1367). It can beinterpreted that after ingesting lipid, active lipids are delivered toeach organs. A delivery of lipids containing unsaturated fatty acid toskin may affect membrane components of epidermal cells and vascularcells, and the unsaturated fatty acids having high fluidity may reducefunctions of blood vessel, thereby causing an exudation of blood plasmaproteins, particularly albumin and immunoglobulin G (IgG). Such anexudation is accomplished through a gap between blood vessel cells, andas its evidence, sizes of proteins thus exuded are limited. IgG having asize of 150 KDa is easily exuded, but the proteins having larger sizethan that of the IgG described above are not easily exuded. Such anexudation mechanism can be exhibited in a patient suffered frompsoriasis as well as a patient suffered from an atopic disease. It maybe deduced that erythroderma or edema exhibited in psoriasis and anatopic disease may occur by generating a change of function or structureof blood vessel except for the case by infection or strong physicalstimulation. It is important that psoriasis and atopic diseases aregreatly different metabolically. Although the patients suffered from anatopic disease have high level of HDL-cholesterol, the patients sufferedfrom psoriasis have very high levels of blood cholesterol andtriacylglycerol. Interestingly, a size of sebaceous gland secreting theproduction of sebum of neutral lipid components in the patients sufferedfrom psoriasis is too small. According to a simple analysis, it is shownthat there may be a problem with the supply of lipids required forsynthesizing sebum from blood vessel. A similar case for an atopicdisease is that ceramide lipid required for protecting skin is low inepidermis. Although the profiles of lipids contained in the blood ofpsoriasis and atopic disease are different, an active lipid metabolismin the body is common ground between them. The common ground that isespecially worth of notice in the psoriasis and atopic disease is anexudation of blood protein generated in both of the diseases. It can bededuced that although lipid metabolism is actively generated in thebody, there may be a problem with a process of delivering lipids toepidermis, or special lipids that are necessarily required are notdelivered to epidermis.

New Understanding on Inflammatory Response and Exudation of BloodProtein

The common ground between psoriasis and an atopic disease is that bloodproteins are leaked from micro vascular and then exuded to a skintissue. The exuded proteins have a limited molecular weight, and a largepercentage of immunoglobulin G (IgG, 150 KDa) and serum albumin (66 KDa)is contained. It may be expected that the proteins exuded to skin may beslowly dried, bound randomly (random binding with low-affinity),non-specifically bound not selectively bound, or aggregated with eachother while increasing an around salt concentration, not like theproteins inside the blood vessel. It may be deduced to continuouslygenerate a vicious circle such that an exuded amount greatly increasesby promoting a secretion of histamine due to a physical stimulationthrough scratching and generating uredo while drying the proteins. Itmay be deduced that since although there are no allergens or infectioninvaded from the outside, the phenomenon of non-specific or randomaggregation of exuded antibodies can be recognized as a similar signalin the case of the infection, first neutrophils are moved to a tissue,and thus various immune cells may be recruited. Especially, it isillustrated that the phenomenon of recruiting macrophages in a tissue inthe cases of chronic atopic diseases is generated by an immunologicalmechanism of Th2 cells due to a continuous antigen exposure. However, itcan be illustrated that such the phenomenon is simply generated by amechanism for cleaning the aggregation of exuded blood proteins. Anexample of such a cleaning mechanism includes a clear-up of agglomeratedclots of surfactant proteins and lipids by macrophages in an idiopathicalveolar proteinosis. It is possible to explain the movement andactivation of eosinophil observed in an atopic disease with regard to aprotein exudation symptom. It is well known that eosinophil secretescationic proteins. It may be one of a simple cytological mechanism forremoving the exuded proteins after agglomerating the exuded proteins.Furthermore, it may be simply understood that eosinophil may berecruited in a region of exudation in order to reduce a blood proteinexudation that is continuously generated in an atopic disease, like arecruitment of eosinophil in order to control or reduce a blood proteinexudation after recruiting eosinophil by infection or sensitization ofallergen in pleural cavity.

New Method for Solving Psoriasis and Atopic Disease

Based on the basis suggested above, if the psoriasis and atopic diseasesare commonly generated by an imbalance and abnormal of lipid metabolism,and as a result, various inflammatory responses are induced by leakingand then agglomerating the blood proteins leaked from blood vessel in atissue, a new method for treating the above diseases may be suggested.

As a method for treating the diseases that are most important andpreceded, an ingestion of vegetable oils, especially vegetable neutraloils should be suppressed, and food that are cooked by not using amethod of producing trans-oils in a cooking process or food containingtrans-oils should be ingested. Since such a diet control method shouldbe carried out until lipid components in the body are changed in acertain level, the method requires a considerable amount of time andenergy. There are problems that since the patients with an atopicdisease suffer from a severe itching, a period for treating the diseaseis long, but a diet control method must be used.

A second method is a method for alleviating inflammation and thenrecovering epidermis in a normal state by suppressing a blood proteinexudation locally in a diseased area. Such a method is the methodpreviously suggested by the present inventors that is registered as apatient in Australia, Singapore, and Russia in addition to Korea now(Korean Patent No. 0891595, Australia Patent No. 2006217261, PCT PatentNo. PCT/KR2006/000638). The method is that the lipid metabolism inrelevant cells and vascular cells is changed and an exudation of bloodproteins is suppressed by applying the composition including disaturatedphospholipids that are present in a great quantity in lung of animal tothe diseased area. Such the method requires a treatment period, i.e., 8to 12 weeks averagely, and in the case of the patient with severesymptoms, it is required for longer periods of time.

A third method is a method suggested in the present patient, and forremoving exuded proteins permeated into a diseased area by using a patchfor absorbing proteins. It is a method that a most rapid treatmentperiod may be expected, i.e., averagely 10 days, and it is a very stablemethod since it is not a way for delivering any materials or effectivecomponents to skin and quickly alleviates the pain generated by aitching. However, there is the potential for the symptom to reoccursince the proteins may be re-exuded if the method is used withoutdecreasing or suppressing the exudation of blood proteins. Anon-recurrent and complete treatment can be expected for a short periodof time by simultaneously applying a patch for removing an exudate ofblood proteins suggested in the present patient in conjunction with atreatment for suppressing a protein exudation using various ways.

DISCLOSURE Technical Problem

The present invention is devised for solving the above problems and theabove needs, and an object of the present invention is to provide apatch for treating and alleviating symptoms of skin diseases involvingan exudation of blood proteins.

Technical Solution

In order to achieve the above object, an exemplary embodiment of thepresent invention provides a patch for treating skin diseases oralleviating symptoms of the skin diseases involving an exudation ofblood proteins, the patch including a) a polymer matrix with amicro-mesh structure; and b) a polar resin bonding with the proteinsincluded in the matrix and/or a resin hydrophobic-bonded with theproteins included in the matrix.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the polymer matrixwith the micro-mesh structure may be preferably a micro-mesh structureof complex carbohydrate selected from the group consisting of agar andagarose, and a micro-mesh structure using polyacrylamide, latex,polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, silicone, polyurethane, or cellulosefiber, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the polar resinincludes an organic or inorganic matrix including a functional groupthat is ionic or capable of ionizing under a proper pH condition. Theorganic matrix may be a synthetic material (for example, acrylic acid,methacrylic acid, sulfonate styrene, sulfonate divinylbenzene) or apartial-synthetic material (for example, modified cellulose anddextran). Preferably, the inorganic matrix includes silica gel modifiedby adding an ionic group. The covalent-bonded ionic group may be strongacid (for example, sulfonic acid and phosphoric acid), weak acid (forexample, carboxylic acid), strong base (for example, primary amine),weak base (for example, quaternary amine), or combination of an acidicgroup and a basic group. Generally, an ion exchanger that is suitablefor use with an ion exchange chromatograph and also for deionizing wateris suitable for controlled-releasing drugs. Such the ion exchangers aredisclosed in “Principles of Ion Exchange” (pp: 312-343) and “Techniquesand Applications of Ion-Exchange Chromatography” (pp: 344-361) ofChromatography (E. Heftmann, compilation), van Nostrand ReinholdCompany, New York (1975) by H. F. Walton.

Examples of the polar resin of the present invention preferably includeagarose, cross-linked dextran (sephadex) or cross-linked agarose(sepharose) having DEAE (Diethylaminoethyl)-group; agarose, sephadex orsepharose having CM (Carboxymethyl)-group; agarose, sephadex orsepharose having trimethylammonium-group; a resin having sulfonyl- orsulfonic acid derivatives as a functional group; a polar resin ofhydroxyapatite granules or polystyrene structure. However, the presentinvention is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the resin bondedwith proteins through a hydrophobic interaction preferably includes 4 to10 hydrocarbon chain, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, multiple resinshaving different polarities are preferably arranged in the patch. As forthe multi-array patch, it is more preferable that a polar resin having apositive charge is first contacted to a diseased area and a polar resinhaving a negative charge is arranged on the back side. However, thepresent invention is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, such a skin diseaseincludes an atopic dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, a contact dermatitis,erythema, Lichen, chronic or contact urticaria, nodlaris (prurigonodlaris), and a slight burn or scald that does not damage the stratumcorneum. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, more preferably,the patch of the present invention further includes disaturatedphospholipids, organic acids and divalent cations. The disaturatedphospholipids are a disaturated phospholipid derived from an animallung, and a typical example thereof includes DPPC, DPPI, and the like. Atypical example of the organic acids includes an organic acidconstituting T.C.A cycle, such as a citric acid, and a typical exampleof the divalent cations includes calcium and magnesium ions.

In addition, the present invention provides an external patch includinga) a polymer matrix having a micro-mesh structure; and b) a polar resinincluded in the matrix, in which the external patch can absorb bloodproteins that are exuded to skin.

In addition, the present invention provides a patch for treating skindiseases or alleviating symptoms of the skin diseases involving anexudation of blood proteins, in which the patch is produced by directlyfixing a functional group that is bonded with the proteins to a fabric,a pad, or gauze.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the functionalgroup that can be directly fixed to a fabric, a pad or gauze may bepreferably DEAE-, CM-, trimethylammonium-group or sulfonic acid, or afunctional group having C4 to C10, a length of a hydrocarbon chain.However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, the present invention provides an external patch producedby directly fixing a functional group that is bonded with the proteinsto a fabric, a pad or gauze, in which the external patch can absorbblood proteins that are exuded to skin.

In addition, the present invention provides a patch for removing aprotein waste product that is secreted to skin, in which the patchincludes a) a polymer matrix having a micro-mesh structure; and b) apolar resin bonded with the protein included in the matrix and/or aresin bonded with the protein through a hydrophobic interaction.

In addition, the present invention provides a patch for diagnosing skindiseases involving an exudation of blood proteins, in which the patchincludes a) a polymer matrix having a micro-mesh structure; and b) apolar resin bonded with the protein included in the matrix and/or aresin bonded with the protein through a hydrophobic interaction.

As illustrated in Experimental Example 5 and FIG. 6e of the presentinvention, there is a distinct difference between a protein profileexhibited in a patient suffered from psoriasis and a protein profileexhibited in a patient suffered from an atopic disease. Ig or albuminprotein is an example of the protein profiles. A difference between twodiseases can be definitely distinguished by using the proteins profilesdescribed above. It is possible to find marker proteins of various skindiseases by using the absorption method or diagnosis various skindiseases by standardizing the protein exudation pattern.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described.

The present invention relates to a patch for absorbing and then removingblood proteins exuded that permeated into a skin tissue by directlyapplying it to a diseased surface of skin diseases (for example, anatopic dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, a contact dermatitis, and thelike) involving a symptom of blood protein exudation. The patch removesproteins exuded from the epidermal tissue to reduce an inflammation ofthe skin, and at the same time, allows water to be maintained in theskin, so that the skin diseases are quickly and safely treated oralleviated. The patch has a matrix that can include water by using apolymer having a micro-mesh structure that can sufficiently pass throughextra-vescicular exuded proteins and peptides, for example, a foamingsponge of agar (or agarose), polyacrylamide, latex or polyurethane. Thepatch is to remove proteins and peptides permeated to the skin by fixingvarious charged resins (Diethylaminoethyl)-cellulose and CM(Carboxymethyl)-cellulose generally used for a protein chromatograph, acarbohydrate complex (derivatized-complex carbohydrate compounds) withother charged groups, charged resins of hydroxylapatite granules andpolystyrene structure, and the like) with a large surface area due tosmall particles in the matrix structure and then bonding the proteinsand peptides permeated to the skin. The present invention is based onthe hypothesis that with respect to skin diseases such as an atopicdermatitis and psoriasis, blood proteins are exuded from blood vesseldue to a disorder of lipid metabolism and an imbalance of lipidingestion, and then various inflammatory responses, skin lesion, andhyperplasia of epidermal cell are exhibited due to the exudationdescribed above. The present invention suggests a method for quickly andsafely treating an atopic dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, and diseaseshaving the similar symptoms by suggesting a therapeutic possibility ofvery severe atopic diseases within 10 days through using a patch thatcan absorb and then remove blood exuded proteins and peptides permeatedin the skin tissue by absorbing the blood exuded proteins and peptideswith a fixed resin. Furthermore, the present invention gives a chance tonewly understand the diseases described above, and provides variousapplications using the developed patch.

It is believed that similar diseases such as an atopic dermatitis,eczema, and psoriasis may be caused by a disorder of lipid metabolismand an imbalance of lipid metabolism, and as a result, blood proteinsare exuded, and various inflammatory responses or hyperplasia ofepidermis cell may be generated due to the blood proteins permeated inthe tissue. The present invention provides a method for very quickly andeffectively treating skin diseases by removing the exuded proteinsthrough applying a patch to a diseased area by fixing various resins,for example, DEAE-cellulose (or agarose), resins having CM-group, andhydroxylapatite, Dowex resin, and the like in the agar gel, or applyinga wet-dressing after bonding a charged group capable of bonding withproteins to a pure cotton fabric.

Effect

As confirmed in the present invention, it is believed that the patch andprotein absorption fabric for a wet-dressing according to the presentinvention are the safest treatment method because any other drugs orspecific components are not added to the epidermis, other than distilledwater, to treat an atopic disease. It is expected that the treatmentmethod capable of treating severe atopic diseases within 10 daysaccording to the present invention can provide a diversity of newtreatment methods and new understanding about causes of atopic diseases.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a constitution of the patch accordingto the present invention. It is designed that an external patch isclosely contacted to a diseased area to absorb blood proteins exudedfrom blood vessel. 1) A dressing that is an attaching film such asTegadermm™ manufactured by 3M Co. Ltd. or polyvinylchloride with aporous structure for supplying oxygen to the skin, and has a materialcapable of properly maintaining water and passing oxygen. 2) A matrixwith a micro-mesh structure capable of containing water, such as agar.3) A resin having a strong polarity, carbohydrate complex (derivatisedcomplex carbohydrate) having a polar group, such as DEAE-cellulose, or apolarity resin such as hydroxylapatite. 4) Cotton gauze or polyesterfiber attached on a gel in order to prevent a gel of agar component frombeing easily broken on a folded part or curved surface of the body. 5)An adhesive tape.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of arrangement of the patchaccording to the present invention. When resins having differentfunctional groups or having different polarities, for example,DEAE-agarose and CM-agarose are used together, in the case of mixing theresins with the same gel, the resins are bonded with each other, so thatthere is a high possibility of decreasing protein absorption efficiency.When the polarities are different as described above, it is preferablethat two gels be doubly applied to epidermis. Especially, small proteinshaving a positive charge are effectively absorbed when since mostproteins have a negative charge, the polar resin such as DEAE with apositive charge is first contacted to a diseased area, and the resinsuch as CM is arranged on the back side because of relatively activemolecule movement and quick distribution since the proteins having apositive charge have generally small molecular weight (for example,eosinophil cationic protein, 18-22 KDa). 6) A resin having differentpolarity.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional mechanism of the patchaccording to the present invention. It is a mimetic diagram illustratinga mechanism that after applying the patch, blood proteins permeated intoan epidermal tissue after exuding from blood vessel are diffused to thepatch and then bonded to the patch. An inflammation response isalleviated by absorbing the exuded blood proteins to the patch throughcontacting the protein absorption patch to the epidermis and thusremoving the exuded blood proteins, and also the diseased area damagedby an atopic disease or psoriasis can be quickly recovered bymaintaining water in the epidermis and also supplementing water.

FIGS. 4 and 5 are diagrams illustrating an example of application of thepatch according to the present invention to atopic eczema. FIG. 4 is aphotograph illustrating an application of the patch to atopic eczema, inwhich the patch was applied to a top side of the foot of 36 year oldmale suffered from severe atopic eczema. A 2.5% (w/v) agar gel(thickness of 2 mm) containing 10% (w/v) DEAE-cellulose was applied. Thetime of applying the patch was from 8 to 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. every day. Itwas observed that the symptom was remarkably improved at one day afterapplying the patch and then since three days, the symptom was improvedto a certain extent, in which a boundary of the diseased area was hardto ascertain. FIG. 5 is a photograph illustrating an analysis ofSDS-PAGE of the proteins absorbed on the patch according to the presentinvention, in which the patch attached to the patient suffered fromatopic eczema was cut in a certain size, dissolved in a SDS-PAGE samplebuffer, and then subjected to an electrophoresis apparatus. 10% (w/v)polyacrylamide gel was used, and the proteins were color-developed withCBB-R250. It was found that among the absorbed proteins, the mainprotein was serum albumin (66 KDa) and immunoglobulin (heavy chain 52KDa and light chain 27 KDa). The proteins in the 7^(th) line were aprofile of the total serum proteins. The biggest difference with theexuded proteins obtained from the diseased area is that there were theproteins with 200 KDa or more. While the amount of exuded protein (orthe amount that can be the amount of exuded proteins bonded to thepatch) permeated into the skin tissue was sharply decreased, thecondition of the diseased area was quickly improved. It is confirmedthat the phenomenon of protein exudation is closely related to aseverity of an atopic disease.

FIGS. 6 to 9 illustrate examples of applying the patch according to thepresent invention to a typical child patient suffered from a severeatopic dermatitis.

FIG. 6 illustrate an example of applying the patch to a severe atopicdermatitis (a knee area), in which the patch constituted of a 2.5% agargel (thickness of ˜2 mm) containing particles of 10% (w/v)DEAE-cellulose was applied to a 7 years old boy showing a severe atopicdermatitis symptom. The patch was applied to the patient when sleepingat night. The condition of severe skin was remarkably improved from dayto day. Pruritus was continued to 4 days after applying the patch, butat 8 days, it was found that there were no symptom of pruritus andepidermis was substantially normalized.

FIG. 7 is a photograph illustrating an analysis of exuded proteinsbonded to the patch applied to the knee of the child patient sufferedfrom a severe atopic dermatitis. The patches released from the diseasedarea were daily cut in a certain size at a regular hour, and thensubjected to a SDS-PAGE to visualize the proteins that were diffusedfrom epidermis and then bonded to a polar resin. It was found that amain protein was serum albumin and immunoglobulin. As a result, it wasconfirmed that the amount of the exuded proteins was closely related tothe recovery of diseased area.

FIG. 8 illustrates an example of applying the patch to the child patientsuffered from a severe atopic dermatitis (calf area). The result wasobserved after applying the patch to the calf area of 7 years old boysuffered from an atopic dermatitis. The patch was a 2.5% agar gelcontaining 10% (w/v) DEAE-cellulose, which was prepared to be 10 mg/mlpig lung extracted phospholipid, 1.5 mM CaCl₂, and 5 mM citrate/citricacid (pH 5.8) in water of the gel. Such a component is a “compositionsuppressing an exudation of blood proteins” used in Patent (KoreanPatent No. 0891595, Australia Patent No. 2006217261, PCT No.PCT/KR2006/000638). It was easily confirmed that the patch containingphospholipid as described above exhibits more stable treatment effect(FIG. 6) as compared with the patch that only contains water.

FIG. 9 illustrates an analysis of exuded proteins absorbed to the patchapplied to the calf of child patient suffered from a severe atopicdermatitis. As compared with FIG. 3b , it was confirmed that the patchcontaining phospholipid can constantly absorb the exuded proteins for along period of time. It was believed that there was high probabilitythat the phospholipids functions as a mild detergent, so that theagglomerated exuded proteins were smoothly diffused. In addition, therewas also probability that citric acid disturbs the bonding ofagglomerated proteins to promote the removal of exuded proteins. From aresult of SDS-PAGE, it was found that even though many lipids werepresented on the patch, the lipids did not interrupt absorption ofexuded proteins permeated to the skin. Therefore, it was believed thatsince a wet-wrapping method over a long period of time may affect skinbarrier, even though the patch containing the lipid component capable ofprotecting the skin barrier was applied, the stable treatment effect ofthe patch could be obtained. Especially, in order for a more stabletreatment, it is believed that it is preferable that a method of mixing“a composition suppressing an exudation of blood proteins” containingphospholipids extracted from a pig lung as a main component with a gelof the patch and then using can be used.

FIGS. 10 and 11 illustrate examples of applying the patch according tothe present invention to the face with a severe atopic dermatitis. InFIG. 10, the effect of patch was observed after applying the patch to afemale student having both side of the face with a severe atopicdermatitis. Since application of the patch, it was easily observed thata quicker recovery was exhibited from day to day. At 4 days afterapplying the patch, the symptom was improved, so that the boundary ofdiseased area was not distinguished, and at 8 days, the normal skincondition was recovered.

In FIG. 11, the absorbed proteins collected from the gel of the patchapplied to the face were subjected to a SDS-PAGE. It was found that adecrease in the level of the absorbed protein amount corresponded to arecovery degree of epidermis.

FIGS. 12 and 13 illustrate examples of applying double patch havingdifferent polar resins, in which the patch was prepared by arranging2.5% (w/v) agar gel (˜2 mm) containing 10% (w/v) CM-cellulose on 2.5%(w/v) agar gel (thickness of ˜2 mm) containing 10% (w/v) DEAE-cellulose(see FIG. 2). The patch was applied to a diseased area of 45 years oldmale suffered from an atopic eczema, and then the effect and proteinabsorption degree of the patch were observed by using a SDS-PAGE.

FIG. 12 illustrates a skin condition after applying the double patchhaving different polarities.

FIG. 13 illustrates proteins subjected to a SDS-PAGE, in which theproteins were extracted from the gel of the patch after applying thediseased area.

FIGS. 14 to 18 illustrate examples of applying the patch containingvarious resins to each of diseased areas of the psoriasis patient.

The patches were prepared to have resins with different polarities, andthen applied to the psoriasis area of 28 years old female. The patcheswere applied for 6 hours, and each effect of the patches was observedbased on the thinned degree of the epidermis thickness and epidermiscolor. (FIG. 14) the gel (thickness of ˜2 mm) formed by using only 2.5%(w/v) agar, (FIG. 15) the 2.5% (w/v) agar gel (thickness of ˜2 mm)containing 10% (w/v) DEAE-cellulose, (FIG. 16) the 2.5% (w/v) agar gel(thickness of ˜2 mm) containing 10% (w/v) CM-cellulose, and (FIG. 17)the 2.5% (w/v) agar gel (thickness of ˜2 mm) containing 10% (w/v)hydroxylapatite (bipolar resin) were applied to the psoriasis patient,respectively. The patch containing a DEAE-cellulose exhibited the besteffect, and the patch containing a CM-cellulose did not exhibit adistinct effect.

FIG. 18 illustrates a protein pattern obtained from the diseased area ofthe patient suffered from an atopic dermatitis and a protein obtainedfrom the diseased area of the patient suffered from psoriasis. Theresult provides the base that such two diseases cause an exudation ofproteins, equally, but types of exuded proteins were different.

FIG. 19 illustrates a result of an observation after applying the patchconstituted of 2.5% agar gel (thickness of ˜2 mm) containing 10% (w/v)DEAE-cellulose to the injury caused by a external physical impact, as anexample of applying the injury (negative effect). It was believed thateven the proteins required for treating the injury were absorbed to thepatch, and the patch reduces the speed of treatment of the injury. Anabsorbed blood and yellow proteins were observed on the patch releasedafter applying for 6 hours. It was observed that after removing thepatch, if the epidermis receives a few tensions, bleeding was weaklycaused on the diseased area. In addition, it was observed that even ifthe injury had closed up, a large scar of the injury marked. The patchaccording to the present invention is not limited to skin diseasesexhibiting an exudation of blood proteins, such as an atopic dermatitisor psoriasis without external injury.

FIG. 20 is a mimetic diagram illustrating a process of producingDEAE-cotton fabrics. A method of bonding a DEAE-group to cellulose wasoptimized in order to use a cotton fabric coupling a DEAE-group fortreating an atopic skin disease or psoriasis disease, and also theproduction method was simplified for a bulk production. FIG. 20 is amimetic diagram of the process by using a method prepared in alaboratory. A DEAE-group was coupled while continuously moving fabricshaving various thickness and mesh sizes. It is believed that such amethod is capable of applying variously according to skin symptoms.

FIGS. 21 and 22 are photographs illustrating an exuded proteinabsorption using a DEAE-cotton fabric. A DEDE-cotton fabric was preparedby coupling a DEAE-group to a general cotton fabric. A left side in FIG.12 was a type of drying, and a right side was a type of wetting withdistilled water before applying a diseased area. A exuded proteinabsorption was confirmed by applying the fabric to the diseased area ofatopic eczema. It was easily confirmed that a small amount of proteinswas detected on the general cotton fabric, but a great quantity ofvarious blood exuded proteins were detected (FIG. 22). Such the fabriccapable of bonding the protein or polar group can be applied to thediseased area with a sharp bend. In addition, it can be expected that inthe case of having the whole body having dermatitis, it can be preparedin a type of cloth, so that the whole body can be more effectivelytreated. Furthermore, it is expected that since in the case of thefabric, since various drugs can be mixed and then used, tailoredtreatment can be carried out by medical specialists in a way of addingliquid drugs according to the conditions of patient.

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Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail withreference to non-limited Examples. However, the following Examples areintended only to illustrate the present invention, and the range of thepresent invention is not understood to be limited to the followingExamples.

EXAMPLE 1 Preparation and Constitution of Patch for Removing Exudationof Blood Proteins

Agar (or agarose) is an experimental material that is often used in amolecular biology, is not subjected to a biodegradation by a vivoenzyme, is edible, and can form in a type of very good gel that does notirritate the skin. Such a type of gel has excellent elasticity, can havea great quantity of water, and also has many merits. In addition,particles with large molecular weight can be easily diffused betweenmicro-meshes formed in the gel, and can be easily moved. Generally, whenusing agar for an electrophoresis, the diffusion of the proteins with200 kDa or less are too quick in the gel, so that it is difficult toconfirm the bands of the proteins. It means that the micro-meshstructure of agar is very large. Since there are a lot of immunoglobulin(IgG, 150 KDa) and serum albumin (66 KDa) with 200 KDa or less as bloodproteins exuded to epidermis, there is no problem regarding a freelydiffusion of the proteins in the gel.

Polar resins (for example, resins, such as DEAE-cellulose orDEAE-agarose, CM-cellulose (or agarose) and hydroxylapatite) that bondwith the proteins in the gel and fix the proteins in the gel canirritate lung and mucous membrane in a state of powder, but in the caseof completely hydrating or swelling, there are no irritation. Accordingto the present invention, unnecessary irritation can be minimized bydistributing the particles in the gel, such as agar, fixing, anddirectly contacting to a diseased area.

The resins to be fixed in the gel, such as agar were immersed indistilled water overnight to sufficiently swell. Each of the resins waswashed in the order of 0.1 M NaOH-0.1 M HCl-0.1 M NaOH or 0.1 M HCl-0.1M NaOH-0.1 M HCl in order to remove contaminant attached to the polargroup. The resins without the contaminant were repeatedly washed manytimes with distilled water, and then the washed resins were autoclavedat high temperature and high pressure (15 minutes, 15 lb/cm²).

A process of mixing an agar gel (or agarose gel) with a resin and thenfixing was as follows: After the agar gel (2.5% mass/volume ratio) washeated to prepare it in a liquid phase, the temperature was maintainedto 60° C. The prepared resin was prepared in a type of filter cake, thewater in the resin was removed, and then the mass of the resin wasmeasured to be 10% (mass/volume ratio) of the patch. The agar gel andthe resin was homogenously mixed at 60° C., poured to a mold, and thencooled to have a gel thickness of 1.5 mm to 2 mm. Since when the gel,such as agar was applied to the bend part of the body to be excessivelyfolded or bent, the gel may be broken, one-layered cotton gauze (80 to120 mesh) was applied to the surface of gel to compensate the strengthof gel in the state of a liquid gel. A structure and operation principleof the gel is illustrated in the diagram (FIGS. 1 to 3).

EXPERIMENTAL EXAMPLE 1 Example of Applying to Diseased Area of AtopicEczema

A patch prepared by fixing 10% (w/v) DEAE-cellulose to 2.5% (w/v) agargel was applied to a diseased area of the patient (36 years old male)having very severe atopic eczema. The patient was suffered from anatopic eczema for a long period of time, i.e., 10 years or more due to adiseased are of the top of the foot. The patch was not applied duringthe daytime having many activities, and applied at about 8 to 9 o'clockovernight, and then released at about 8 a.m. The diseased area wasobserved every day. A gel sample was collected in a certain amount usinga cylinder with a diameter of 2 mm from the patch released from thediseased area, and the absorbed proteins were subjected to a 10% (w/v)SDS-PAGE (Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis).After performing the electrophoresis, the protein bands were stainedwith Coomasse brilliant blue-R₂₅₀ staining method.

As a result of analyzing the proteins bonded to the patch released fromthe diseased area, it was found that the largest number of the proteinswas serum albumin and the second largest number of the proteins wasimmune antibody protein (heavy chain ˜52 KDa, light chain 27 KDa). Theresult corresponded to the fact that the exudation of the blood proteinswas carried out according to the molecular weight. It was found thatwhen the amount of the protein absorbed to the patch (i.e., the amountof exuded blood protein) was decreased, the condition of the diseasedarea was dramatically improved. Such a result is an indirect result ofverifying that the tissue exudation of the blood proteins promotes anatopic dermatitis. It shows the surprising fact that an atopic skindisease can be treated without any kinds of drugs or treatment drugsshowing effectiveness, such as any kinds of steroids, steroidderivatives, drugs of immune control mechanism (for example, Elidel orTacrolimus), and moistener ointment. The method of the present inventionis a very stable method since the treatment time is very short and thereare no components to be absorbed to the skin, other than distilled water(FIGS. 4 and 5).

EXPERIMENTAL EXAMPLE 2 Example of Applying to Severe Atopic Dermatitisof Typical Child (Example Carried Out by Containing SpecificPhospholipids in the Patch)

A patch was applied to a partial diseased area of 7 years old boy havingsevere atopic dermatitis symmetrically on the whole body. Two kinds ofthe patches were applied.

2.5% (w/v) agar gel (thickness of ˜2 mm) containing 10% (w/v)DEAE-cellulose and 2.5% (w/v) agar gel (thickness of ˜2 mm) containing10% (w/v) DEAE-cellulose, 10% (w/v) phospholipids extracted from piglung, 1.5 mM CaCl₂, and 5 mM citrate/citric acid (pH 5.8) were appliedto different diseased areas, respectively, and then the effects werecompared. The phospholipids extracted from pig lung, 1.5 mM CaCl₂, and 5mM citrate/citric acid (pH 5.8) component is a composition forsuppressing an exudation of blood proteins for treating an atopicdermatitis [Korean Patent No. 0891595, Australia Patent No. 2006217261,PCT Patent No. PCT/KR2006/000638], and now Phase III clinical trialshave been completed for premising as a new drug. The speed of treatmentwas observed by applying two kinds of the patches to the diseased area,and the profile of proteins exuded was observed. In addition, it wasinvestigated that the added phospholipids interrupted the diffusion ofthe protein to the patch.

As a result of applying two kinds of the patches, it was found that allthe two kinds of the patches exhibited very significant treatment speedand effectiveness on the child having a typical severe atopicdermatitis. It was found that the patch containing phospholipids,calcium ion, citrate/citric acid salt absorbed the exuded proteins moreeffectively. It was observed that for the treatment effect, the patchcontaining the phospholipids extracted pig lung more stably treated theskin and then normalized the skin. It was believed that thephospholipids extracted from pig lung functions as a mild detergent todissociate the agglomerated proteins exuded and then stimulated to theskin, so that it exhibits more excellent effect of removing anexudation. In addition, there is a possibility that citric acidcontained in the composition interrupts the ion bonding that may bebetween the proteins, so that the exudation can be more effectivelyremoved. It is believed that since the saturated phospholipids containedin the patch has an effect of suppressing an exudation of bloodproteins, the phospholipids allow the recovery of the diseased area tobe more quickly. By comparing effects of two kinds of the patches (thepatch only containing DEAE-cellulose and the patch containingDEAE-cellulose, and phospholipids extracted from pig lung+1.5 mM CaCl₂+5mM citrate/citric acid (pH 5.8)), it was confirmed as an important factthat as a conclusion, the phospholipids do not interrupt exuded proteinsto bond to the polar resin particles fixed in the patch.

In order to obtain more quick and stable treatment effect, it isbelieved that drugs or components having a function of suppressing anexudation of blood proteins are preferably used together.

A wet-wrapping method was used for treating an atopic dermatitis. Inorder to continuously apply the patch having a great quantity of wateraccording to the present invention, it is believed that a method ofapplying the patch containing various lipids and components capable ofcompensating skin barrier may be a good method of relieving the pain ofpatient suffered from an atopic disease. In addition, it is believedthat since it is known that ointments such as steroid or Tacrolimus havean effect of suppressing an exudation of blood proteins in addition tooriginal anti-stress activity and immune decrease function, the increaseof treatment effect can be expected when using the patch prepared bymixing a proper amount of drug capable of suppressing an exudation ofblood proteins in the matrix of the patch, or when applying the patchwhile suppressing an exudation of blood proteins by applying the drugscapable of suppressing an exudation of blood proteins before and afterapplying the patch.

EXPERIMENTAL EXAMPLE 3 Example of Applying to Teenager Having FaceSuffered from Severe Atopic Dermatitis

The result was observed after applying the patch on both of the cheeksof the teenager (16 years old girl) suffered from a severe atopicdermatitis. The patient was suffered from a severe atopic dermatitis, sothat the normal life could not be maintained due to a severe itching andburning sensation. An effect of the patch should be tested on the facesince neutral fats are secreted in a great quantity through sebum,thereby inhibiting an effect of the patch on absorption of protein. Asthe patch, 2.5% (w/v) agar gel (thickness of ˜2 mm) containing 10% (w/v)DEAE-cellulose was applied. The patch was applied during the sleepingtime after dinner, and then released before going to the school a.m.After applying the patch, the symptom were getting better every day, andat 8 days after applying the patch, the skin of face was recovered in anormal state. It was observed that the skin condition of the patient wasmaintained for about 20 days, and subsequently, both the cheeks wereagain turned red, and a slight symptom of the atopic disease was caused.

From a result of SDS-PAGE, it was confirmed that a removal of exudedproteins using the patch required about 5 days averagely, and thetreatment period required for 8 to 10 days in the case of the severepatient. Especially, it is thought that the amount of antibody proteinwas decreased and then the symptom was getting better. In conclusion, itis believed that the exuded amount of the blood proteins is directlyinvolved in a serious and slight symptom, and also an atopic disease canbe easily treated as long as various and active treatment capable ofsuppressing an exudation of blood proteins is carried out at the sametime.

EXPERIMENTAL EXAMPLE 4 Example of Applying Double Gel-Type PatchContaining Resins with Different Polarities

A double patch was prepared to have different polarities by applying2.5% (w/v) agar gel (˜2 mm) containing 10% (w/v) CM-cellulose on 2.5%(w/v) agar gel (thickness of ˜2 mm) containing 10% (w/v) DEAE-cellulose(see FIG. 2). The patch was applied to a diseased area of 45 years oldmale suffered from an atopic eczema, and then an effect and proteinabsorption of the patch were observed. At first day, the patch wasapplied to the diseased area for 3 hours and a half, and then appliedduring the sleeping time every day. At 3 hours and a half after applyingthe patch, the condition was significantly recovered and getting betterevery day sharply.

It was believed that an amount and the type of the exuded proteinsabsorbed to the gel were more varied, and also clear, as compared withthe case of using only DEAE-cellulose. It was also observed that aneffect of treating was much faster.

EXPERIMENTAL EXAMPLE 5 Example of Applying to Psoriasis Patient

The effectiveness of patch was observed after applying the patches withvarious combinations to the skin of 28 years old female having psoriasiscaused on the whole body (Especially, the symptom on the limbs, legs andarms regions was worse).

The following gels were applied to the patients with psoriasis,respectively for about 5 hours, and then released. Since then, thediseased areas were observed. The best effect exhibited on the psoriasispatient was 2.5% agar gel patch containing 10% (w/v) DEAE-cellulose andthe patch having the worst effect was 2.5% (w/v) agar gel patchcontaining 10% (w/v) CM-cellulose (see FIGS. 14 to 17).

a. Gel formed by only 2.5% (w/v) (thickness of ˜2 mm)

b. 2.5% Agar gel containing 10% (w/v) DEAE-cellulose

c. 2.5% (w/v) Agar gel containing 10% (w/v) CM-cellulose

d. 2.5% (w/v) Agar gel containing 10% (w/v) hydroxylapatite (bipolarresin).

The most interesting finding was that types of proteins exuded from thediseased areas of the psoriasis patient and atopic disease patient weredifferent. In the case of the patient suffered from psoriasis, albuminwas observed, but immunoglobulin was observed in a very small amount. Itis believed that when the proteins are exuded from blood vessel, aselective exudation is carried out according to molecular weight. It canbe expected that antibody proteins with larger molecular weight thanthat of albumin are easily not exuded. As a result, it is believed thata reason why the inflammation response is more active in the case of anatopic dermatitis can be described, and a reason why a pathologicmitosis of epidermis cell is caused rather than an inflammation responseof psoriasis disease or skin lesion. According to the observationsdescribed above, it is possible to easily diagnosis psoriasis and atopicdiseases using the patch of the present invention with eyes. That is,when the distinction between the atopic dermatitis and psoriasis are inconfusion, the patch of the present invention can be used as diagnosticcriteria. Furthermore, by using an immunological research method,researches on various proteins can be possible. From now on, the patchaccording to the present invention may be used for various applications,such as a research object, in addition to a treatment object.

EXPERIMENTAL EXAMPLE 6 Example of Applying Patch on External Injury orWound (Example of Negative Effect of Patch)

The patch was applied to a cut or wound, and then effect thereof wasobserved. As a result, it was believed that an application of theprotein absorption patch to a wound was not preferable. This is becauseeven proteins required for blood coagulation and tissue recovery areabsorbed, and after applying for 8 hours, a slight breeding is againcaused. Furthermore, the speed of healing the wound was considerablyslow, and also it was weak to an inflection since the wound was open. INaddition, even though the wound is close later, the scar may be marked(FIG. 19).

EXPERIMENTAL EXAMPLE 7 Application of Patch Using Patch Property (Methodof Using by Bonding Polar Group to Carbohydrate of Cotton Fabric)

In the case of preparing and using a resin as a type of patch, it isdifficult to reuse the resin such as agarose with a polar group such asDEAE-cellulose. Since a complex carbohydrate resin with a substituent(Derivatised complex carbohydrate) has a wide surface area and a highprotein bonding ability, the effect can be obtained when the resin isused by fixing it in a patch in a type of gel. However, it has adisadvantage that it is a little expensive. In order to compensate sucha problem, it is possible to use it by bonding various polar groups andDEAE-group to 100% cotton fabric. Since a chemically modified fabriccapable of bonding protein has a good elasticity, the fabric can be usedby contacting to the bend part of body, and if the absorbed proteins areeffectively removed, it can be re-used repeatedly. The protein bondingability of the fabric is a little reduced as compared with the resin forpurifying proteins, but the fabric can be variously applied. Especially,the tailored treatment can be possible by further adding various drugs(for example, disinfectant, antibiotic, an antihistaminic agent,steroid, and the like) and various lipids (for example, ceramide,phospholipids, lipid mixture in a type of liposome, and the like) on adoctor's advice. When it is prepared as a type of cloth, it can beexpected that the fabric can be easily used for treating a patientsuffered from a whole body atopic disease.

The present invention provides a method for easily preparing a fabriccapable of absorbing proteins through bonding DEAE-group to a cottonfabric.

The process of preparing DEAE-cotton fabric according to the presentinvention is as follows:

-   -   1) Drying a cotton fabric after washing it with distilled water;    -   2) Immersing the cotton fabric thus dried in 3M NaOH for 30        seconds;    -   3) Immersing the cotton fabric thus obtained in a mixed solution        of 3M NaOH and 3M DEAE-Cl (diethylaminoethyl chloride) for 40        minutes;    -   4) Immersing the cotton fabric thus obtained in 3M DEAE-Cl;    -   5) Washing the cotton fabric thus obtained with distilled water;        and    -   6) Drying the cotton fabric thus obtained.

When the DEAE-cotton fabric is prepared in a bulk production asdescribed above, the method can be possible by using the mimetic methodas disclosed in FIG. 20. The more effective patch can be prepared in acheap cost, and thus it can be helpful for many patients, so that thepresent inventors simplified the process of preparing.

The DEAE-cotton fabric prepared by using the process as disclosed abovewas contacted to a diseased area of a patient with an atopic disease forabout 4 hours, and then absorption of exuded proteins was confirmed.

FIG. 21 illustrates a DEAE-cotton fabric, in which the left side is thefabric in a state of drying and the right side is the fabric in a stateof wetting using distilled water before applying it to a diseased area.

As illustrated in FIG. 22, a general cotton fabric and DEAE-cottonfabric were contacted to a diseased area for 5 hours, respectively.After releasing the fabrics, the same size of the fabrics was cut, andthen the absorbed proteins were confirmed by using a SDS-PAGE. It can beconfirmed that the cotton fabric with DEAE-group can absorb and thenremove an exudation of blood proteins from the diseased area, in whichthe effect is not significantly different from that of the agar gelpatch containing DEAE-cellulose.

A cotton fabric having DEAE-group or other polar groups can be used fortreating an atopic disease, psoriasis, and other similar diseases. Inaddition, it is expected that the above cotton fabric can be used forstructurally removing waste products from the skin. In some cases, itcan remove specific lipids or poorly water-soluble proteins by bondingwith an octyl group, a butyl group, and the like. Accordingly, inaddition to an object of treatment, it can be used for an object ofbeauty treatment (for example, materials for beauty masks), andespecially, it is economical and also eco-friendly since it can be usedrepeatedly.

1. A method of treating skin diseases involving an exudation of bloodproteins, the method comprising: applying a patch to a skin diseasedarea of a subject in need of; wherein the patch comprises a) a polymermatrix with a mesh structure capable of absorbing the blood proteins;and b) at least one polar resin capable of binding with the bloodproteins contained in the matrix through a hydrophobic interaction,wherein the at least one polar resin has a polarity different from theother polar resin.
 2. The method of treating the skin diseases accordingto claim 1, wherein the polymer matrix with the mesh structure is amicro-mesh structure of a complex carbohydrate selected from the groupconsisting of agar and agarose, or a micro-mesh structure produced byusing polyacrylamide, latex, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, siliconepolyurethane, or cellulose fiber.
 3. The method of treating the skindiseases according to claim 1, wherein the at least one polar resin isagarose, cross-linked dextran, or cross-linked agarose having DEAE(Diethylaminoethyl)-group; agarose, cross-linked dextran, orcross-linked agarose having CM (Carboxymethyl)-group; agarose,cross-linked dextran, or cross-linked agarose havingtrimethylammonium-group; a resin having a functional group selected fromsulfonyl- or sulfonic acid derivatives; or a polar resin (charged resin)of hydroxylapatite granules or polystyrene structure.
 4. The method oftreating the skin diseases according to claim 1, wherein the at leastone polar resin contains a C4 to C10 hydrocarbon chain.
 5. The method oftreating the skin diseases according to claim 1, wherein the skindisease includes an atopic dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, a contactdermatitis, erythema, Lichen, chronic or contact urticaria, nodlaris(prurigo nodlaris), and a slight burn or scald that does not damage thestratum corneum.
 6. The method of treating the skin diseases accordingto claim 1, wherein the patch further includes disaturatedphospholipids, organic acids, and divalent cations.
 7. The method oftreating the skin diseases according to claim 1, wherein the patchfurther includes triacylglycerol, seramide, seramide derivatives,complex lipids extracted from animals, or synthetic lipids.
 8. Themethod of treating the skin diseases according to claim 1, wherein theat least one resin located on a skin-contacting side of the patch has apositive charge, and the other resin located on the opposite side of thepatch has a negative charge.
 9. A method of treating skin diseasesinvolving an exudation of blood proteins, the method comprising applyinga patch including a fabric, pad, or gauze directly fixed with afunctional group capable of binding with the blood proteins to a subjectin need of, wherein the functional group is DEAE-, CM-,trimethylammonium-, or sulfonic acid-group.
 10. The method of treatingthe skin diseases involving the exudation of blood proteins according toclaim 9, wherein the functional group includes a C4 to C10 saturatedhydrocarbon chain.